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Collegiate Running Association Announces Inaugural 10K Road Race National Championships
RICHMOND, Va. - The Sports Backers and the Collegiate Running Association announced that the first-ever
Collegiate Running Association 10K Road Race National Championships will be held at the 2014 Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K presented by MARTIN'S on Saturday,
March 29.
"The Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K is thrilled to be host to the Collegiate Running Association 10K Road Race National Championships," said Bobby Ukrop, president and chief executive officer of Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, the event's title sponsor. "We think this is a great opportunity to add a unique championship event to what already is considered one of the top road races of any distance in the entire country."
The only requirement for those interested in competing in a Collegiate Running Association national championship- for road racing, trail racing or mountain racing- is that the participant must be currently enrolled in at least one college course at any level, freeing runners from various restrictions such as maintaining a full-time status and competing only during a four or five year window. These eligibility requirements provide the first opportunity for a true national championship that transcends college divisions to exist.
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NYRR and Staten Island Borough Make $125,000 Staten Island Day Donation to Hurricane Sandy Recovery
NEW YORK - New York Road Runners (N YRR) and Staten Island Borough President Molinaro announced a $125,000 Staten Island Day donation to Hurricane Sandy recovery programs. The donated funds were provided to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and ECHO.
"We were honored to partner with Borough President Molinaro to create Staten Island Day and raise significant funds to help the borough continue to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy," said NYRR president and CEO
Mary Wittenberg. "The Staten Island Half-Marathon is one of NYC's marquee running events, and we were thrilled that this year's race served as the cornerstone for a day dedicated to supporting and celebrating Staten Island."
Staten Island Day took place on October 13, 2013, and was a day of events that was dedicated to positively impacting the communities of Staten Island and providing support for ongoing recovery efforts. Staten Island Day included the Staten Island Half-Marathon with 6,812 finishers, the Staten Island Day 1.5-Mile Fun Run, activities for families, and community and fundraising events.
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Ragnar Events Launches Official Training Program with PEAR Sports Training
KAYSVILLE, Utah - Ragnar, the most popular overnight relay running series in North America, announced a partnership for runner training with PEAR Sports, a leader in online, customized heart rate based training programs.
Through the partnership, PEAR Sports will develop customized training programs over the next three years for the 15 Ragnar Relay Series as well as the 9 Ragnar Trail Relays presented by Salomon events.
"Partnering with PEAR Sports is a win for everyone who is a runner," said Mike Hogan, Vice President of Partnerships, Ragnar Events. "With PEAR's focus on quality training, we can now offer easy-to-follow training programs to both the most experienced runners as well as first-time runners preparing for Ragnar."
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USA Track & Field Fetes Youth and Masters Athletes of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS -- Mary Cain (Bronxville, N.Y.) and Brian Pilcher (Ross, Calif.) have earned Youth & Masters Athletes of the Year titles, USA Track & Field announce d. Cain and Pilcher will be honored on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Indianapolis, Ind. The event is held in conjunction with the 2013 USA Track & Field Annual Meeting.
For 17-year-old Mary Cain, 2013 has been the best year of her young career. The Youth Athlete of the Year nod is just one the many honors bestowed upon the youngster, having been recently named the Female Rising Star at the IAAF World Athletics Gala in Monaco. Cain is the youngest American athlete ever to represent the United States at a World Championships meet, and she qualified for the U.S. team with her second-place in the women's 1,500 meters at the 2013 USA Outdoor Championships.
Pilcher, a three-time Masters Runner of the Year (2010-2012), is the 2013 Masters Athlete of the Year. Returning to running in 2006, Pilcher has been virtually unstoppable, grading out at 90% or higher in nearly every race he enters. In his final race of 2013, Pilcher won his age group at the Master's 12K Championship at the inaugural .US Championships, crossing in 42:03 and grading out at 93.57%.
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Running USA Turkey Trot Data Featured Nationwide
If you ran a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, you were not alone - not by a longshot.
Thanksgiving has become the most popular holiday for road racing in the United States.
Data illustrating the trend, compiled by Running USA, was featured in USA today and in an infographic distributed nationally last week.
In 2011, there were 698,000 people trotting on Thanksgiving Day, whether for competition, camaraderie, or just to cut down a few of the calories they planned to consume later.
That far and away surpasses the number of people who raced on the Fourth of July - 248,000 - or in New Year's Day "Resolution Runs," which rang in at 81,000 in 2011.
In 2012, Thanksgiving Day race finishers had grown to 858,000, and 2013 could see 1 million Turkey Trot finishers! It will take some time for the final numbers to come in.
Meanwhile, check out the Running USA and MapMyFitness infographic on Turkey Trot data, and find the
USA Today front page snapshot here.
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